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Fabrication, microstructure, mechanical, and electrochemical properties of NiMnFeCu high entropy alloy from elemental powders
(MDPI AG, 2022)Transition metal based high entropy alloys (HEAs) are often used in electrocatalytic (water electrolysis) applications due to the synergistic effect operating among its constituent elements and unpaired electrons in d ... -
The Indigenous Exchange Forum: transitions in mine closure
(CSRM, 2022)“The Indigenous Exchange Forum: transitions in mine closure” was held on 2–3 November 2021 over Zoom, hosted by the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) in the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), at The ... -
The 2020 cannabis referendum: Māori voter support, racialized policing, and the Criminal Justice System
(2022)In the New Zealand 2020 cannabis referendum, 50.7% of all voters rejected the creation of a legally-regulated cannabis market and instead supported retaining the current prohibitionist policy. Although the referendum failed ... -
Vision based system for detecting and counting mobility aids in surveillance videos
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Automatic surveillance video analysis is popular among computer vision researchers due to its wide range of applications that require automated systems. Automated systems are to replace manual analysis of videos which is ... -
An investigation of low diastase activity in mānuka honey
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Mānuka honey with high non-peroxide antibacterial (NPA) activity is a valuable export product in the multi-million-dollar New Zealand honey export industry, with monofloral mānuka honey accounting for 68% (NZ$290 million) ... -
Children’s negotiation of meanings about geometric shapes and their properties in a New Zealand multilingual primary classroom
(The University of Waikato, 2022)New Zealand is a nation of superdiversity in terms of ethnicities and languages spoken. This superdiversity is reflected in New Zealand multilingual classrooms. In the New Zealand primary school mathematics curriculum, the ... -
Domain-specific language models for multi-label classification of medical text
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Recent advancements in machine learning-based medical text multi-label classifications can be used to enhance the understanding of the human body and aid the need for patient care. This research considers predicting medical ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Towards a framework for Pakistan
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Corporations disseminate Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (CSRR) to discharge accountability and transparency to their stakeholders and achieve corporate legitimacy in society. Originating from the developed ... -
Full 2-port vector-corrected network analyzer in the acoustic domain
(Audio Engineering Society, 2022)This manuscript presents the theory and design of a Vector-corrected Network Analyzer (VNA) realized in the acoustic domain. This is a novel measurement instrument based on the established microwave vector network analyzer. ... -
Investigating the effects of perceived student gender on primary school teachers' recognition of autism
(Wiley, 2022)Recent research indicates that autism is under-recognized in girls and women. The current study investigated whether the gender-based assumptions of teaching staff impact the identification of autism. A survey was completed ... -
Machine learning identifies ecological selectivity patterns across the end-Permian mass extinction
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)The end-Permian mass extinction occurred alongside a large swath of environmental changes that are often invoked as extinction mechanisms, even when a direct link is lacking. One way to elucidate the cause(s) of a mass ... -
Hegemony, marginalisation, and hierarchies: Masculinities in contemporary Pakistani anglophone fiction
(The University of Waikato, 2022)By being empowered as subjects, authors of Pakistani anglophone fiction present a more nuanced, layered, and complex picture of Pakistan than the Western hegemonic discursive construction of the country as a hub of terror. ... -
A new Geographic Profiling Suspect Mapping And Ranking Technique for crime investigations: GP-SMART
(Wiley, 2022)This study developed and tested a new geographic profiling method for automating suspect prioritisation in crime investigations. The Geographic Profiling Suspect Mapping And Ranking Technique (GP-SMART) maps suspects' ... -
Livestock traceability in New Zealand: Using blockchain to address current challenges in the industry
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The existing livestock traceability system in New Zealand hardly achieves the general goals of a traceability system such as managing disease outbreaks and tracking animal-based products from farm to fork. Further, users ... -
Toward vocational training for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Malaysia: Challenges, opportunities and reasonable hope
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (2004) noted that people with learning difficulties including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), face challenges when attempting to get a job after completing their secondary ... -
Lock-in thermography using miniature infra-red cameras and integrated actuators for defect identification in composite materials
(Elsevier BV, 2022)A novel approach for thermographic Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of laminated polymer composite structures is presented. The technique is based on Lock-In Thermography (LIT), which traditionally uses an external heat ... -
Sampling permutations for Shapley value estimation
(Microtome Publishing, 2022)Game-theoretic attribution techniques based on Shapley values are used to interpret blackbox machine learning models, but their exact calculation is generally NP-hard, requiring approximation methods for non-trivial models. ... -
Geochemically defined space-for-time transects successfully capture microbial dynamics along lacustrine chronosequences in a polar desert
(Frontiers Media SA, 2022)The space-for-time substitution approach provides a valuable empirical assessment to infer temporal effects of disturbance from spatial gradients. Applied to predict the response of different ecosystems under current climate ... -
Setting a research agenda in trans health: An expert assessment of priorities and issues by trans and nonbinary researchers
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2022)Background: This article is by a group of trans and nonbinary researchers and experts in the field of trans health who have conducted an analysis of trans health research needs. Aims: To highlight topics that need further ... -
Cup of tea to keep warm
(University of Western Ontario, Western Libraries, 2022)The way people source, prepare, and consume food is deeply interconnected with social practice. Drawing on theories of everyday life and social practice, we consider the everyday food-related practices and tactics for ...
